US-6854 Weather Horney Ranch Airport

Fort Sumner, New MexicoElevation 4,631 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCVS · 61 NM E · 16 min old
Ceiling 7,500 ft, visibility 10 SM, rain.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCVS
WIND
080@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
7,500 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 10 SM. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today patchy fog, high near 63F, low near 50F, 92% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Today: Patchy Fog. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Patchy Fog 63/50 S 13 kt – 92% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Chance Rain Showers 65/49 S 9 kt – 27%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 70/47 SW 13 kt – 2%
Wednesday Sunny 73/48 SW 9 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71/49 S 9 kt – 40%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 68/48 S 9 kt – 44%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 70/48 SW 13 kt – 22%

Source: National Weather Service (office ABQ). Forecast issued 1238Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

DC

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise canceling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark
RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-6854. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
4,631 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0013Z 6:13 PM
Sunrise
1311Z 7:11 AM
Loggable night
0038Z (6:38 PM local) → 1246Z (6:46 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0013Z (6:13 PM local) → 1311Z (7:11 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0113Z (7:13 PM local) → 1211Z (6:11 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Horney Ranch Airport is in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Field elevation 4,631 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6854
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.3495, -104.5444
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-6854 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCVS (61 NM E, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6854 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6854. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6854 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6854. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6854?
US-6854 sits at 4,631 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6854?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.